AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW  BOARD HEARING RECORD

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ISSUES	A93.01	INDEX NUMBER	A66.00	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
A66.00	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION  FOR  REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD

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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

04 Apr 2006	FD-2005-00475
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAL ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

Case heard at Washi ngton, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the appl icant's req uest.

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INDORSEMENT	DATE: 4/5/2006
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY  OF THE AIR  FORCE  PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SU ITE 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANDOLPH  AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ  FORM  0-2077, JAN  00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition wi ll be used

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2005-00475	

GENERAL:	The applicant  appeals for upgrade  of discharge to honorable,  to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The applicant  appeared  and testified  before  the  Discharge  Review Board  (DRB), without  counsel, at Andrews AFB on 04 Apr 2006.  The following witness also testified on the applicant's behalf: Ms. [	J
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The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:	Upgrade  of  discharge,  change  of  reason  and  authority  for  discharge,  and  change  of reenlistment code are denied.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:

The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 and one Letter of Reprimand (LOR) for misconduct. The applicant received the LOR for hitting a vehicle and not attempting to contact the owner or Security Police. He also received an Article 15 for wrongful use of marijuana which resulted in reduction to airman basic. The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

CONCLUSIONS: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge, thus the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief